Press Releases

Are hopes for a safer construction industry crumbling under the rubble? – Environment Commission

29/07/2020

Xprunata mill‑aħbar tal‑mewt traġika ta’ Miriam Pace, fit‑13 ta’ Marzu 2020, f’waħda mill-istqarrijiet tagħha, il‑Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) tenniet dak li kienet qalet fi stqarrijiet oħra qabel, jiġifieri, li kien “wasal iż‑żmien li l‑awtoritajiet juru biċ‑ċar fejn huma l‑prijoritajiet tagħhom u, b’kuraġġ, jieħdu d‑deċiżjonijiet diffiċli li messhom ilhom li ttieħdu. Minkejja li jistgħu jkunu skomdi għal xi wħud, dawn id‑deċiżjonijiet jagħmlu ġieħ lill‑maġġoranza assoluta tal‑popolazzjoni… Read more »

An appeal to continue safeguarding our health

27/07/2020

Il-Knisja f’Malta tappella biex ilkoll nosservaw b’attenzjoni d-direttivi dwar il-prevenzjoni tal-COVID-19 għall-ħarsien tas-saħħa tagħna u tal-oħrajn. Dan jgħodd ukoll għall-Quddies fil-knejjes.

Il-Knisja tfakkar li għal din is-sena qed torganizza l-festa fil-parroċċi u fi knejjes oħra b’quddiesa u pellegrinaġġ biss. Attivitajiet oħra, bħalma huma l-marċi, mhumiex responsabbiltà tal-Knisja imma tal-entità li torganizzahom u tal-awtorità ċivili li tawtorizzahom. Fil-każ tal-marċi r-responsabbiltà hi tal-każini tal-banda u tal-Pulizija… Read more »

Thanksgiving Mass with frontline healthcare workers

24/07/2020

B’ringrazzjament għall‑ħidma tal‑impjegati kollha fil‑qasam tas‑saħħa waqt l‑eqqel żmien tal‑imxija tal‑COVID‑19, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna se jiċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ radd il‑ħajr lil Alla. Din se ssir nhar il‑Ħamis, 30 ta’ Lulju 2020, fid‑9:30 a.m., fil‑Bażilika ta’ Kristu Re, Raħal Ġdid.

Għal din il‑Quddiesa, il‑Ministeru tas‑Saħħa qed jistieden lill‑frontliners minn diversi oqsma tas‑saħħa li waqt il‑pandemija ħadmu b’dedikazzjoni kbira biex titħares is‑saħħa tal‑poplu Malti u Għawdxi… Read more »

New certificate in the Safeguarding of Children and Young People at the University of Malta

Scholarships in Theological and Pastoral Studies

20/07/2020

Certificate in Safeguarding of Children and Young People

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!www.um.edu.mt/courses/overview/UCSCUPTE-2020-1-O

Posted by Faculty of Theology – University of Malta on Monday, July 20, 2020

The Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta together with the Faculty for Social Wellbeing and the Safeguarding Commission of the Church in Malta, are launching a Certificate in Safeguarding of Children and Young People (opening October 2020)… Read more »

The 2020/2021 application process for entry into Church Sixth Forms

03/07/2020

Entry into Church School Sixth Forms for the coming scholastic year 2020/21 will retain the same principles used in previous years despite the difficulties created by the effect of the covid-19 pandemic.

De La Salle College and St Aloysius College Sixth Forms, as well as the Secretariat for Catholic Education, have worked closely together, to ensure that the same basic entry criterion that has always been used to fill the limited number of places available is retained… Read more »

Draft Equality Law stifles the fundamental right for religious belief and the right of parental choice

02/07/2020

The Church Schools Association, the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Council of Major Religious Superiors, together with representatives of parent organisations whose children attend Church schools, expressed their serious reservations on the Draft Equality Law (Bill 96) currently under discussion in Parliament. The draft, which should have had the aim of promoting respect towards diversity, is in actual fact undermining freedom of religious belief with dire consequences  on the expression of a Catholic ethos inherent in Church schools… Read more »

Broadcasts of the liturgical celebrations by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna in July 2020

02/07/2020

Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Lulju, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ser ikompli jiċċelebra Quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll kull nhar ta’ Ħadd. Dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM2, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

Il‑Quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:

  • Mit‑Tnejn sas‑Sibt fid‑9:30am mill‑Kappella tal‑Madonna ta’ Manresa, fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana. Wara l‑Quddiesa tingħad it‑talba tar‑Rużarju. Dan il‑ħin ta’ talb jiġi mtenni fuq TVM2 fil‑5:30pm mit‑Tnejn sal‑Ġimgħa…

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Preventive measures during Holy Mass in churches

01/07/2020

Il‑Knisja f’Malta qed taġġorna d‑direttivi rigward il‑Quddies u ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi oħra fil‑preżenza tal‑pubbliku, li permezz tagħhom numru ta’ miżuri ta’ prevenzjoni kontra l‑imxija tal‑covid‑19 ser jibqgħu fis‑seħħ u oħrajn aktar restrittivi jitnaqqsu. Dawn id‑direttivi jidħlu fis‑seħħ mil‑lum l‑1 ta’ Lulju 2020, u jibqgħu fis‑seħħ sakemm jinħarġu direttivi oħra mill‑Awtoritajiet Ekkleżjastiċi. Id‑direttivi aġġornati huma aċċessibbli hawnhekk.

Il‑miżuri obbligatorji li ser jinżammu jinkludu:

  1. Id‑distanza soċjali ġol‑knisja ħlief għall‑membri tal‑familja li jgħixu fl-istess dar
  2. Sanitiser fil‑bieb għall‑użu tal‑pubbliku
  3. It‑Tqarbin ser jibqa’ jsir fl‑idejn u fil‑post
  4. Ħasil regolari u ventilazzjoni tal‑knejjes
  5. Il‑fonti tal‑ilma mbierek jitħallew vojta
  6. Persuni b’sintomi respiratorji jew ta’ influwenza ma jitħallewx jidħlu

Id‑deċiżjoni tal‑Isqfijiet tat‑12 ta’ Marzu li għadda, li permezz tagħha l‑Insara ngħataw dispensa mill‑obbligu tal‑Quddies ta’ nhar ta’ Ħadd, għalissa ser tibqa’ fis‑seħħ… Read more »

A new collective agreement for the employees of the Curia and the Tribunals

Family-friendly measures and other benefits for the employees

01/07/2020   The Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

(xellug) Is‑Segretarju Amministrattiv tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, Michael Pace Ross, mal‑Kap Eżekuttiv ta’ UĦM Voice of the Workers, Josef Vella

L‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta u l‑UĦM Voice of the Workers iffirmaw ftehim kollettiv ġdid għall‑ħaddiema tal‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof u tat‑Tribunali Ekkleżjastiċi wara li dan ġie approvat mill‑Kunsill Rappreżentattiv Djoċesan ippresedut mill‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna.

Il‑ftehim, li jidħol fis‑seħħ fl‑1 ta’ Jannar 2021 u jkopri perjodu ta’ tliet snin, ġie ffirmat mis‑Segretarju Amministrattiv tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, Michael Pace Ross, u mill‑Kap Eżekuttiv ta’ UĦM Voice of the Workers, Josef Vella… Read more »

The ordination of ten priests and four deacons

24/06/2020

Il-Knisja f’Malta tifraħ u tirringrazzja lil Alla għall-ordinazzjoni ta’ għaxar saċerdoti u erba’ djakni. L-ordinazzjonijiet djakonali u presbiterali mill-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ser isiru nhar is-Sibt 27 u t-Tnejn 29 ta’ Ġunju 2020, u ser jixxandru fuq TVM2, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

L-ordinazzjoni presbiterali ser issir nhar it-Tnejn, 29 ta’ Ġunju, Solennità ta’ San Pietru u San Pawl, fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Kristu Re, Raħal il-Ġdid, fis-6:30 p.m… Read more »